Still Found; Owner Missing – December 1921
Armed with a search warrant, the police Friday evening raided the home of Vernon Lowdenback on Lincoln Street and uncovered a ten-gallon copper still of the wash boiler type and two barrels partly filled with mash in process of fermentation.
The mash was destroyed and the still was seized by the officers, but Louderback, who until recently was employed as a car repairer at the N&W shops, fled before the arrival of the officers and made good his escape. The police made a vigorous effort to locate Lowdenback during the night and again today, but he was nowhere to be found.[1]
Louderback Appears in Court; Is Fined
Vernon Lowdenback, a former N&W car repairer, appeared in Municipal court Tuesday and admitted guilt of possessing a moonshine still unlawfully and Judge McCall assessed a fine of $300 and costs.
The police in a raid on Lowdenback’s home on Lincoln street last week uncovered a 10-gallon copper still and a quantity of mash in process of fermentation, but Lowdenback was not there at the time and escaped arrest. He voluntarily appeared in court today to meet the charge.[2]
[1] Portsmouth Daily Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Saturday 10 December 1921, page 4
[2] Portsmouth Daily Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Tuesday 1 December 1921, page 6
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